Press Releases

House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes released the following statement today on the release by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence of 113 new documents captured in the raid on Osama bin Laden’s Abbottabad compound: “Although it is gratifying to see the new release of bin Laden documents, the Obama administration still needs to produce many more. The CIA already should have provided all the bin Laden documents to the House Intelligence Committee, a...
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House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes released the following statement on President Obama’s plan to close the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay: “President Obama's determination to move some of the world's most dangerous terrorists to U.S. soil is inexplicable and unacceptable. If the safety and security of the American people is the government's number one priority, then these prisoners must be held in Guantanamo Bay. As Obama makes attempt after misguid...
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Chairman Devin Nunes and Ranking Member Adam Schiff of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) announced today that the Committee will hold an open hearing to examine worldwide threats. The hearing will be held at 9:00 am on Thursday, February 25, in room HVC-210 of the Capitol Visitor’s Center. It will be livestreamed on the HPSCI website here. Who: House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) What: Hearing on Worldwide Threats (Open) When: Thursday, February 25...
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Nunes Comments on U.S. Air Strikes in Libya House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes released the following statement on today’s air strikes in Libya: “Libya is a crucial gateway for weapons and jihadists transiting throughout the Middle East and North Africa. With both ISIS and al Qaeda now having established a significant presence in Libya, the House Intelligence Committee has repeatedly argued that the jihadist threat emanating from Syria and Iraq cannot be defus...
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House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes released the following statement on the implementation of the Iran nuclear agreement: “Today, Iran--the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism--will receive sanctions relief from the U.S. and the international community for allegedly taking steps to scale down its nuclear program. It is almost impossible to verify these actions, and we remain highly skeptical that the regime will follow through on any agreement. In the pas...
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House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes issued the following statement today in response to President Obama’s State of the Union address: “Tonight we saw President Obama's habit of downplaying the severity of the threats facing our nation. The truth is, the United States now faces the highest threat level since the 9/11 attacks. Our deteriorating national security position largely stems from the withdrawal of the United States, under President Obama’s direction, fr...
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Nunes Comments on Arrests of Iraqi Refugees House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes issued the following statement today in response to the announcement of the arrests of two Iraqi refugees in the United States on terror-related charges: “The arrests of these men present a stark warning about the deficiencies of our programs for accepting refugees from Iraq and Syria. Continuing these programs in their current form poses unacceptable risks to our national security ...
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Nunes Comments on Intelligence Collection Allegations House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes issued the following statement today in response to a recent Wall Street Journal report on intelligence collection: “The House Intelligence Committee is looking into allegations in the Wall Street Journal regarding possible Intelligence Community (IC) collection of communications between Israeli government officials and Members of Congress. The Committee has requested addi...
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Congress Approves Intel Bills Cyber bill, Intel Authorization Act pass in omnibus House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes and Ranking Member Adam Schiff released the following statements after Congress approved the Cybersecurity Act of 2015 and the FY16 Intelligence Authorization Act as part of the omnibus spending bill: Chairman Nunes: “The American people overwhelmingly agree that we need to improve our defenses against cyber attacks and to keep our Intelligence ...
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